Writer's Workshop Wiki - Writing Process

Prewriting: Think about your writing

Choose a topic.
What text type are you writing (narrative, expository, persuasive, technical)
What is your purpose?
Who is your audience?
Collect details for your writing and organize your thoughts (use a graphic organizer or outline)

Writing: Get your Ideas on paper

After you have worked on prewriting (or brainstorming), start writing
Skip lines on your paper
Don't worry about making mistakes, you will fix them later.

Revising: Make it Better

Self Edit: Read your draft to yourself
- Does it make sense?
- What can you do to make it better?
Peer Edit: Read your draft to a friend.
- What did your friend like?
- What could use improvement?
Don't focus on conventions, you will work on this during editing.
Which traits are strong in your draft, which seem weak?
Make changes to your draft concentrating on the weakest trait.

Editing: Fix the Mistakes

Make sure you sentences make sense.
Check your conventions: spelling, capital letters, and punctuation

Publishing: Share your Writing

Write a neat copy
Type it up
Put it in a Powerpoint
Make a book
See the Publishing Page for more options